Respiratory Physiology of Newborn Mammals
Subtitle: A Comparative Perspective
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: April 17, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780801864971
Subjects: Animal physiology; Developmental biology; Mammals; Science; Comparative Physiology; Respiratory System Physiology; Respiratory organs; Science/Mathematics; Physiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science / Biology; Infants (Newborn); Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Growth; Newborn infants; Physiology, Comparative
First sentence: The development of the mammalian embryo inside the mother probably represents an adaptive strategy, driven by evolution, of defense against predators.